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by Željko Heimer, 10 June 2005
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Tomislav Šipekhas discovered another Croatian municipal flag
at <www.veliki-grdjevac.hr>
(photo at <www.veliki-grdjevac.hr/20004.jpg>).
Veliki Grđevac (Veliki Grdjevac) is a community in the Bjelovar-
Bilogora County, population 4,500, some 1,500 in the village of
the same name. It is located about 20 km southeast of Bjelovar. The place is probably most
well known as the birth place of one of the greatest Croatian
writers for childern and youth Mato Lovrak. He was also briefly a
teacher in the lcoal school. The coat of arms of Veliki Grdevac
is: azure a marten or (At least I think it is a marten, but maybe
it is an other animal?) holding in its mouth a fish argent
standing on a mill wheel of the last. The mill wheel may probably
be explained also with help of Mato Lovrak - namely in one of his
most sucsessful books ("Družba Pere Kvržice") a mill
plays an important role. The community actually restores some old
mill, now named after the book. The flag is light blue with the
coat of arms in the middle. It is not clear from the photo if the
coat of arms is indeed bordered golden, but I have put it there
according to "my feeling" to be proved right or wrong
at some latter time.
Željko Heimer, 10 June 2005
